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Suminwa government

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Incumbent
Judith Suminwa in 2023
Date formed12 June 2024
People and organisations
PresidentFélix Tshisekedi
Prime MinisterJudith Suminwa
No.of ministers53
Ministers removed1 resignation
Status in legislaturesupermajority (coalition)
History
Election2023 general election
Legislature term2024–2028
PredecessorLukonde II

TheSuminwa governmentalso known as theSuminwa cabinetwas formed following the appointment by PresidentFélix TshisekediofJudith Suminwaas the first femalePrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congoon 1 April 2024.[1]

Thegovernmentwas named on 29 May and was invested by theNational Assemblyon 12 June more than five months after the2023 general election.Of the 405 deputies voting, 397 voted for the investiture and 8 abstained. By 14 June most, if not all, of the ministers had taken office and the government met for the first time as theCouncil of Ministerspresided over by the President. This is the fourth government of Tshisekedi's presidency and the first of his second term.[2][3][4][5]

Government[edit]

The 53 member government is composed of 6 deputy prime ministers, 10 ministers of state, 24 ministers, 3 delegate ministers, and 10 deputy ministers. Among the members, 29 are new, 15 have kept their portfolios, and 9 have new ones. There are 16 women and 37 men. All deputy prime ministers are men.[6][7][8][9]

Nearly half the members, 26 to be precise, were freshly elected members ofparliament,either as deputies or senators, when they joined the government. In their case, article 110 of theConstitutiontook effect, and their parliamentary mandates are suspended while in government to be taken up by theirsubstitutes.[8]

Prime Minister[edit]

Deputy Prime Ministers[edit]

Ministers of State[edit]

Ministers[edit]

Minister-Delegates[edit]

  • Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Cooperation:Bestine Kazadi
  • Minister Delegate to the Minister of Urban Planning and Housing, in charge of Urban Policy:Didier Tenge Te Litho
  • Minister Delegate to the Minister of Social Affairs, in charge of people living with disabilities:Irène Esambo Diata

Deputy Ministers[edit]

Former members[edit]

  • Minister Delegate to the Minister of State for the Environment and Sustainable Development, in charge of the Climate Economy:Stéphanie Mbombo(12 June-18 June 2024)[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^Ilunga, Patrick;Reuters(2 April 2024)."Congo President Tshisekedi appoints Judith Suminwa as prime minister".The East African(in French).Retrieved10 July2024.
  2. ^"DR Congo names new government after months of delay".Reuters.28 May 2024.Retrieved10 July2024.
  3. ^"RDC: le Gouvernement Suminwa investi".Radio Okapi(in French). 12 June 2024.Retrieved12 June2024.
  4. ^Muamba, Clément (13 June 2024)."RDC: début ce jeudi des activités de remise et reprise entre les membres du gouvernement Sama Lukonde et Judith Suminwa".Actualite.cd(in French).Retrieved11 July2024.
  5. ^Nsapu, Lovic-Benjamin (14 June 2024)."Premier Conseil des ministres: le gouvernement Suminwa entame son mandat".Ecomine.cd(in French).Retrieved11 July2024.
  6. ^Ndebele, Lenin."DRC's Tshisekedi reshuffles defence, drops finance minister and adds more women in new cabinet".News24.Retrieved2024-06-01.
  7. ^"En RDC, le nouveau gouvernement enfin dévoilé: les entrants et les sortants - Jeune Afrique".JeuneAfrique(in French).Retrieved2024-06-01.
  8. ^abMwamba, Clément (14 June 2024)."RDC: suspension du mandat parlementaire pour les membres du gouvernement Suminwa".Actualite.cd(in French).Retrieved7 July2024.
  9. ^ab"Gouvernement Suminwa: Démission de Stéphanie Mbombo Muamba dans des circonstances ambiguës".Actualite.cd(in French). 19 June 2024.Retrieved22 June2024.

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